NA-53 Rawalpindi-II
| NA-53 Rawalpindi-II | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| File:NA-53 Rawalpindi-II (2024).svg | |
| Region | Rawalpindi Tehsil (partly) of Rawalpindi District |
| Electorate | 357,199 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Member | Qamar-ul-Islam Raja |
| Created from | NA-52 (Rawalpindi-III) |
NA-53 Rawalpindi-II (این اے-53، راولپنڈی-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.[2]
Area
[edit | edit source]The constituency consists of Gulzar-e-Quaid, Dhoke Lalyal, Railway Housing Scheme 1-A Chaklala, Dhok Chaudrian, Shakrial, Lalazar, Sher Zaman Colony, Morgah, Gulrez, Safari Villas, Police Foundation, Media Town, Lalkurti, Kotha Kalan, Gulshan Abad, Bahria Town (1,2,3,7,8), Rawat, Kalar Syedah, Munawar, Zulfiqar, Chak Beli Khan, Pindori and Army Officers colony.
Members of Parliament
[edit | edit source]1970–1977: NW-28 Rawalpindi-III
[edit | edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Habib Ahmad | PPP | |
1977–2002: NA-38 Rawalpindi-III
[edit | edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Syed Ali Asghar Shah | PPP | |
| 1985 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | Independent | |
| 1988 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | IJI | |
| 1990 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | IJI | |
| 1993 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | PML-N | |
| 1997 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | PML-N | |
2002–2018: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III
[edit | edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan | PML-N | |
| 2008 | Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan | PML-N | |
| 2008 by-election | Muhammad Safdar | PML-N | |
| 2013 | Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan | PML-N | |
2018–2023: NA-59 Rawalpindi-III
[edit | edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ghulam Sarwar Khan | PTI | |
2024–present: NA-53 Rawalpindi-II
[edit | edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Qamar-ul-Islam Raja | PML-N | |
Detailed results
[edit | edit source]Election 2002
[edit | edit source]General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan of PML-N won by 73,671 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan | 73,671 | 51.05 | ||
| PML(Q) | Muhammad Nasir Raja | 56,645 | 39.25 | ||
| PPP | Muhammad Saghir Khokhar | 11,684 | 8.10 | ||
| Independent | Sakhawat Hussain | 2,310 | 1.60 | ||
| Turnout | 150,008 | 48.89 | |||
| Total valid votes | 144,310 | 96.20 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5,698 | 3.80 | |||
| Majority | 17,026 | 11.80 | |||
| Registered electors | 306,853 | ||||
Election 2008
[edit | edit source]Nisar Ali Khan successfully retained his native National Assembly seat in elections 2008.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan | 97,747 | 50.61 | ||
| PML(Q) | Muhammad Nasir Raja | 54,988 | 28.47 | ||
| PPP | Khurram Pervaiz Raja | 38,052 | 19.70 | ||
| Others | Others (six candidates) | 2,351 | 1.22 | ||
| Turnout | 196,521 | 52.28 | |||
| Total valid votes | 193,138 | 98.28 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3,383 | 1.72 | |||
| Majority | 42,759 | 22.14 | |||
| Registered electors | 375,934 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | |||||
By-Election 2008
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Muhammad Safdar | 54,917 | 69.36 | ||
| PML(Q) | Muhammad Nasir Raja | 22,773 | 28.76 | ||
| Others | Others (five candidates) | 1,485 | 1.88 | ||
| Turnout | 79,175 | 21.06 | |||
| Total valid votes | 79,175 | 100 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0 | |||
| Majority | 32,144 | 40.60 | |||
| Registered electors | 375,934 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | |||||
Election 2013
[edit | edit source]General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Nisar Ali Khan of PML-N was yet again successful in retaining his native National Assembly Constituency and he won it with a huge margin. National Assembly.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan | 133,143 | 52.04 | ||
| PTI | Ajmal Sabir Raja | 69,769 | 27.27 | ||
| PML(Q) | Muhammad Basharat Raja | 43,866 | 17.15 | ||
| Others | Others (twelve candidates) | 9,050 | 3.54 | ||
| Turnout | 260,157 | 57.15 | |||
| Total valid votes | 255,828 | 98.34 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,329 | 1.66 | |||
| Majority | 63,374 | 24.77 | |||
| Registered electors | 455,186 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | |||||
Election 2018
[edit | edit source]General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Ghulam Sarwar Khan | 89,055 | 42.41 | ||
| Independent | Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan | 66,369 | 31.61 | ||
| PML(N) | Qamar-ul-Islam Raja | 21,754 | 10.36 | ||
| TLP | Malik Muhammad Taj | 14,320 | 6.82 | ||
| Others | Others (six candidates) | 10,815 | 5.15 | ||
| Turnout | 209,974 | 58.78 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7,661 | 3.65 | |||
| Majority | 22,686 | 10.80 | |||
| Registered electors | 357,199 | ||||
| PTI gain from PML(N) | |||||
Election 2024
[edit | edit source]General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Qamar-ul-Islam Raja won the election with 72,006 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Qamar-ul-Islam Raja | 72,006 | 34.64 | Increase24.28 | |
| PTI | Ajmal Sabir Raja[a] | 58,480 | 28.14 | Decrease14.27 | |
| Independent | Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan | 44,074 | 21.21 | Decrease10.40 | |
| TLP | Muhammad Taimoor Khalid | 21,522 | 10.36 | Increase3.54 | |
| Others | Others (seventeen candidates) | 11,759 | 5.66 | ||
| Turnout | 213,022 | 53.07 | Decrease5.71 | ||
| Total valid votes | 207,841 | 97.57 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5,181 | 2.43 | |||
| Majority | 13,526 | 6.51 | |||
| Registered electors | 401,376 | ||||
| PML(N) gain from PTI | |||||
See also
[edit | edit source]Notes
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Election result's official website
- Delimitation 2018 Archived 2018-05-10 at the Wayback Machine official website Election Commission of Pakistan